Successful sequels of horror movies, in addition to small investment and high returns, opening high and closing low is a common situation. Horror movies are typical short-lived theater movies. Most of the sequels of fans who have relied on their previous works in theaters and offline markets are typical of them.

For series of movies like this, because of the serious patterning and homogeneity, fans will definitely be losing, but the screenings of theaters and the huge offline rental and sale market will continue to bring new audiences.

These will account for 70% or even higher audience share of horror sequels.

Normally, this audience will surely pour into theaters in the first week of the movie’s release.

So, the first week of the sequel will look pretty good.

But after the enthusiasm of these main audiences is almost consumed, the box office of the film will quickly decline.

The box office of "Human Purge 3" plummeted by 65% ​​the next weekend, with only $12.65 million in revenue. Compared with the $36.15 million in the opening weekend, it gives people a feeling of diving on the high platform.

Fortunately, this is just a small production with very low cost, and it has accumulated a box office of $60.03 million in ten days since its release.

Although it is almost impossible to achieve the North American box office of "Human Clearance Plan 3" based on the current large fluctuation trend, the current North American box office has generated a large profit.

For film companies and investors, movies that can make money will always be good movies.

It was also this week that Universal Pictures’ number one heavyweight work this year, the Hulk, which was highly anticipated by countless high expectations, also ended its North American screening trip, with the North American box office stopping at the figure of $121.56 million.

In this era, there are very few Hollywood movies with a box office of over 100 million in North America. When encountering some movies in the Little Year of the Year, they may get less than ten movies a year. Even if it is a Big Year of the Year, there are only about twenty movies a year.

Under normal circumstances, movies with a box office of over 100 million in North America can be said to have achieved commercial success, but this has a prerequisite, which depends on the scale of investment.

There is no doubt that "The Hulk" is a failed work.

North America has more than 120 million US dollars. The global box office is currently just over 200 million US dollars. The actual total investment may be around 200 million US dollars. This movie can be said to have caused investors to vomit blood.

From Universal Pictures to investors in all aspects, they are probably suffering a considerable loss.

In the office of Relativity Entertainment, Robert Lee, who has been paying attention to Universal Pictures and "The Hulk", came to Ronan to report the situation.

"There is a consensus within Universal Pictures." Robert Lee said the news he received: "They will not work with An Lee in any projects in the future."

Ronan nodded slightly and did not take this seriously. When Ang Lee rises again, he will become a popular director in Hollywood again.

It is very likely that Universal Pictures will not cooperate with Ang Lee in commercial production in the future.

"The Hulk" actually made many people in the industry see clearly that Ang Lee is not suitable for directing such pure commercial movies.

The great art directors can't play commercial films that they think are simple and brainless, which is nothing new.

Every year, there are cases where art directors who are stimulated by money turn to direct commercial movies after winning a grand prize, and then fall down and never get up again.

"Where is the film copyright?" Ronan asked: "What is Universal's idea of ​​the Hulk's film copyright."

Robert Lee was good at inquiring about news at the earliest time. In recent years, he has been an expert in this field. Many of the news that are relatively secret or not disclosed in the circle are sometimes found.

He summarized all aspects of news and said: "Universal Pictures was the first to be launched at the beginning of the Hulk. Like the current Spider-Man movie, it had plans to shoot a series of movies. The preliminary plan was also a trilogy, and even the second script had a framework. It is said that General Rose's pursuit of Hulk was the main line."

Ronan couldn't help laughing: "It's impossible to shoot a sequel now, right?"

Robert Lee nodded: "Universal Pictures has called for a stop to the sequel plan and intends to shelve the Hulk movie indefinitely. I think if there is no special situation, at least within ten years, Universal Pictures will not consider shooting a new Hulk movie, but they have no intention of selling the copyright for the time being. What I learned from Marvel Comics is that Avi Arad has communicated with the senior executives of Universal Pictures and wants to take back the Hulk movie copyright, but was rejected by Universal Pictures."

He said the truth: "We want to take the copyright of Hulk Film and Television. Unless we can sell Universal Pictures's temptation, we are likely to encounter the same situation as Marvel Comics."

Ronan said slowly: "Even if the box office of "Hulk" failed, how much does it cost to make a company like Universal Pictures tempted?"

If the film had not failed, the possibility of getting the Hulk copyright from Universal Pictures is basically zero.

Robert Lee said again: "I'm still exploring more relevant situations so that I can find the best time."

Ronan believed in Robert Lee's ability and was very relieved of him, saying, "As long as the time is right, you will decide to contact Universal Pictures."

"I also got a rumor that the news has not spread yet, and it is impossible to tell whether it is true or not." Robert Lee said directly: "The French Vivendi Group, which belongs to Universal Pictures, has problems with capital turnover. It may sell Universal Pictures to cash out to solve the urgent debt problem."

This immediately attracted Ronan's attention: "Who does Vivendi want to sell Universal Pictures to?"

Robert Lee shook his head gently: "I don't know this, there is no news about this."

Ronan seriously considers that Universal Pictures is going to sell, and one of the six major Hollywood companies is going to change hands?

Now Universal Pictures's previous owner is the French Vivendi Group, but he once remembered it very clearly that the later Universal Pictures' previous owner was called nbc Universal Entertainment Group, which belongs to General Electric in the United States.

This is not GM, which once died, but General Electric Group founded by Edison, which was previously ranked first in the world's market value for many years.

Of course, according to what Ronan once learned, this acquisition has little to do with General Electric. General Electric involves many industries and among its many subsidiaries, there are also companies specializing in media and entertainment. The current NBC TV station is one of them.

Ronan said to Robert Lee: "You focus on this and notify me as soon as possible if there is any news."

Robert Lee is Ronan's old subordinate. He could vaguely guess Ronan's thoughts and immediately said, "I will focus on this aspect."

Ronan's mind became active because he knew very well that this news that he didn't know the true or false was very likely to be true.

Ronan didn't know exactly when Vivendi sold Universal Pictures, but he remembered that Universal Pictures later became NBC Universal Entertainment Group, which shows that Vivendi did sell Universal Pictures.

So, will there be a chance for Relativity Entertainment?

Facing Universal Pictures, one of the six major Hollywood companies, Ronan said that he had no idea, it must be fake. He even wanted to swallow a large company like Universal Pictures in one bite and reach the peak from now on.

As long as you become one of the six major Hollywood companies, many things will no longer be troublesome.

Just like Viacom, Sony Entertainment and News Group before, winning one of the six major companies has the heavyweight voice in this industry.

When Ronan thought of this, his mood was extremely turbulent and even became excited. He no longer had the same calmness as before. He could not sit in a chair and walked around the office. For a moment, his mind was full of fantasies about Universal Pictures.

Such an opportunity is too rare, and Universal Pictures is too heavy.

Winning Universal Pictures means that all seats in film libraries, cinemas, parks and MPAA will be included.

Even a person like Ronan who is calm enough to think about the possible future is so excited that he can't control himself.

Even, he didn't think about how to acquire Universal Pictures for the time being, all of which were the benefits after taking over Universal Pictures.

In the future, if you hold streaming media like Netflix, and have a high-start social media business that others start early in advance, plus an old company like Universal Pictures and the movies he remembers in his head, the beauty is simply unimaginable.

This is more than just the rhythm of reaching the peak of life?

As long as it is well operated and developed for a few years, you can have a dominant position in Hollywood!

What was once Walt Disney, Warner Bros. and Sony Entertainment, all of them were stomping on their feet!

Punch Paramount, kick Disney, step on Columbia, beat 20th Century Fox, suppress Warner Bros., and unify Hollywood from now on?

This thought flashed through Ronan's mind.

It was precisely this seemingly very beautiful idea that helped Ronan recover from his brief fantasy.

Ronan knew very well that even if Vivendi Group really wanted to sell Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures was still quite far from Relative Entertainment.

To achieve this goal, the possibility of relativity entertainment is very small, even ten times more difficult than digging Disney's corners and winning Pixar Studios now.

Opportunities are available, but very small.

Ronan is not a person who can easily give up. He has not done it yet, and no one can guarantee 100% success or failure.

No matter success or failure, you have to try it out. Even if you fail, there will be no big loss.

Moreover, it is not without benefits to actually participate in it, and you may be able to take the opportunity to get something.

Also, increase the experience of relativity entertainment in field acquisition operation!

Even if it is a failure, it is a valuable experience.

Thinking of this, Ronan called Robert Lee, who had just left, and asked him to focus on Universal Pictures' updates. Then he called his assistant Connie to collect detailed information about France's Vivendi Group and Universal Pictures.

After doing this, Ronan left the office and found Robert Eiger.
Chapter completed!